Commons adjournspublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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The debate wraps up and a busy day in the House of Commons comes to an end.
MPs return at 9.30am tomorrow morning for culture, media and sport questions.
Summary
Day began with questions to Culture, Media and Sport ministers
Business Statement unveils forthcoming business
Statement on decision on Fox's Sky takeover bid
MPs and peers debate Queen's Speech
Commons adjournspublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Current funding system 'anachronistic' - ministerpublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoCEducation Minister Nick Gibb responds to the debate from the government frontbench.
The minister says the "anachronistic way" in which education funding is currently distributed is not fair and needs reform.
He says that after talking to teachers, governors and parents around the country: "I have never been more convinced of the need to grasp the nettle and address the unfairness of the current funding system."
Mr Gibb says the current system isn't rational or a fair or efficient system for distributing money for our schools, but assures MPs that the government will make sure no school will have its budget cut by the changes.
School funding: Winners and losers in shake-uppublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, CALVSTEIndividual schools will lose or gain hundreds of thousands of pounds in the first year of the biggest shake-up of school funding in England for decades.
Official figures released as the part of consultation on the changes show 9,045 schools will lose money while 10,653 will get more.
One school - Nottingham Academy - will get £224,000 less in the first year of the new "funding formula".
Two, Loxford School in Redbridge and The Sydney Russell School in Dagenham, will be £300,000 better off amid moves to end a "postcode lottery".
Liberal Democrat MP appears dangerously casualpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoCReturning Liberal Democrat heavyweight Sir Vince Cable, who was business secretary in the coalition government and is the favourite to become the next Liberal Democrat leader, is now leading today's adjournment debate on the subject of the school funding formula in London.
He says that the pursuit of fairness in the allocation of funds is a perfectly acceptable philosophical position, but warns that there are problems that need addressing in the funding formula as currently proposed.
Labour amendment defeatedpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoCThe Labour amendment has been defeated by 323 votes to 309, a majority of 14.
The Tory/DUP deal survives its first test...
Government accused of 'alienating' other EU countriespublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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ParliamentThe crossbencher and architect of Article 50, author Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, earlier criticised the government's whole approach to Brexit negotiations.
He said the government were "alienating" and "insulting" other member states, and: "That is resented across the Channel. I can't remember when this country was so isolated and impotent in Brussels as it is now."
If the UK were to put forward a positive plan "that would change the atmosphere of the negotiation", Lord Kerr advised.
Tory peer says he was sacked from committee for rebellingpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoLConservative peer Lord Cormack claims he was sacked from his role on the EU Committee's Home Affairs Sub-Committee because he "had the temerity" to vote for amendments to the government's Article 50 bill.
"That is not the spirit of leadership we require from our government at a time like this," he says.
He says the idea of a cross-party commission of both Houses on Brexit merits "careful consideration".
First division of the Parliamentpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoCJeremy Hunt wraps up his speech by asserting that the Conservative Party is the party of the NHS, and accuses Labour of using it "to milk votes".
Speaker John Bercow then calls the first division of the new Parliament to vote on Labour's amendment which seeks to end the public sector pay cap and give emergency and public services' staff a "fair pay rise".
The result of the vote is expected at 7.15pm.
Jeremy Hunt attacks Diane Abbott's recordpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoCJeremy Hunt attacks Diane Abbott's past campaigns and voting record before she joined the frontbench, saying that she supported abolishing MI5 and Special Branch and that it was thus "patently absurd" that she talk about police cuts.
Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn shake their heads on the frontbench.
He then says austerity was caused by a global financial crisis "made infinitely worse" by Labour's "profligate spending and failure to regulate the City of London".
Hunt: 'It takes two to tango' for cross-party consensuspublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoCThe health secretary is concluding the debate for the government, and joins others in praising the work of emergency staff during the tragic events of the past weeks, remarking after one anecdote that "there is no such thing as 'just a job' in the NHS - it is a vocation".
Jeremy Hunt speaks about MPs who have called for cross-party consensus on health and social care issues.
He says that governments always seek to get consensus on difficult policy issues and that this government is no different, but adds that it "takes two to tango".
Labour, he says, have fought two elections in a row where they have sought to turn it into a referendum on the NHS.
Shadow health secretary calls on Conservative MPs to support Labour amendmentpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoCShadow health secretary Jon Ashworth responds to the debate from the Labour frontbench.
He lists some of the problems being faced by the National Health Service before saying: "What was there in the Queen's Speech for the NHS and social care? Nothing!"
Mr Ashworth tells MPs that the health secretary has previously expressed sympathy for underpaid health workers, but says "sympathy won't put food on the table".
Speaking to the Labour amendment, Mr Ashworth tells Conservative MPs that they can give public sector workers a pay rise tonight "if they join us in the lobby".
SNP MP attacks 'dementia tax'published at 18:49 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoCThe SNP's Tommy Sheppard says he believes that the reason government went into an election with a majority and lost it is because of the so-called "dementia tax" policy in the Conservative Party manifesto.
He says that the promised review of social care and its funding in the Queen's Speech worries him as he is concerned that the thinking behind that policy is still alive and well in the Conservative Party.
Mr Sheppard says there is a perfectly legitimate point of view on the political right that funding for public services should be shifted from the state to the individual - saying it is "coherent but wrong".
"That point of view becomes incoherent and unjust when you say it is only going to be applied on those who contract debilitating illnesses," he says.
John Woodcock and 'Lazarus Lynch' unexpectedly return to Parliamentpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoCTwo Labour MPs who expected to lose their seats in the general election have spoken of their surprise and delight at being returned to Parliament.
Vocal Corbyn critic John Woodcock spoke earlier, saying it was good to see Lindsay Hoyle back in his position as deputy speaker before adding "and rather good to be back in mine after everything that happened".
Mr Woodcock had predicted a "historic and catastrophic" defeat for Labour in the election and said he expected to lose his seat.
Holly Lynch, the returning Labour MP for Halifax, strikes a similar tone - saying that after surviving an election she went into with a majority of 428 and the betting odds 10/1 against her, one of her Labour colleagues had greeted her as "Lazarus Lynch".
She thanks Theresa May for launching the Conservative manifesto in her constituency and "parking her tanks firmly on my lawn".
"Not only did the tanks misfire, the engines seized up, and the tracks completely fell off."
Ming Campbell: May has missed opportunity to set tone of talkspublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Queen's Speech debate
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ParliamentFormer Lib Dem leader Lord Campbell of Pittenweem complains that Theresa May "missed a golden opportunity by not publishing details" of arrangements for leaving the EU, particularly relating to EU nationals' rights.
Had she done so it would have "given comfort" to many, he argues, and "set the tone" for negotiations.
He notes that Philip Hammond, who he says has "recently been released from the bondage imposed on him by Theresa May's former chiefs of staff", said people did not vote to become poorer but "many of them are already".
He says he cannot work to further a cause which he believes to be "profoundly against our interests".
Senior Conservative cautions against refighting the referendumpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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ParliamentConservative Lord Jopling says it's important we don't descend into refighting the referendum over and over again, to approving noises from peers behind him.
He argues for letting the "determined band of Brexiteers" get on with steering us through Brexit.
DUP's new man says it is an 'honour and a privilege' to be an MPpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoCThe DUP's new MP for South Antrim, Paul Girvan, makes his maiden speech in the House of Commons.
He speaks of the UUP MP who he defeated, Danny Kinahan, and says that the two of them were the best of friends even during the election campaign. "I don't know if Danny will still say that about me," he muses, to laughter from his DUP colleagues.
"Political life is somewhat daunting as you receive your P45 in public on a stage," he observes.
Mr Girvan says that it is an honour and a privilege to become an MP and he will support the armed forces and the Union during his time in Parliament.
Health secretary listens to debatepublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoCImage caption, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt listens to the debate as Labour MPs Stella Creasy and Tracy Brabin both raise the issue of free access to abortions in England and Wales for women from Northern Ireland
Deciphering the public sector pay hintspublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Laura Kuenssberg
BBC political editorNurse, social worker, teacher, doctor - pretty much any public sector worker in England, Wales and Northern Ireland would have been justified in feeling a bit more chipper this morning, had they had time to listen to comments from the defence secretary or the transport secretary, both hinting that the limit on their pay rises might be about to come to an end.
They might been further bolstered by comments after Prime Minister's Questions, if they had been watching the news this afternoon, when Number 10's spokesman suggested that although it was important still to balance the books, the government understands people are "weary" after years of the limit.
And, in line with Michael Fallon and Chris Grayling's comments, the government is ready to listen to the case to "scrap the cap" - bringing a potential end to the policy that was designed to save £5bn for the public purse by 2020.
By teatime however, after the Treasury had slightly less enthusiastically said they were "open to discussion", that nurse, social worker, teacher or doctor had slightly less cause for feeling optimistic about a bigger pay rise any time soon.
Lord Mandelson aligns himself with Philip Hammond on Brexitpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Image source, HoLLabour former EU commissioner Lord Mandelson claims the government has taken an "inflexible" approach to Brexit thus far.
He says the choice we're faced with is "regulatory autonomy versus securing place in the single market" and "Philip Hammond is acutely aware of this, whereas Theresa May chose to ignore it in her Lancaster House speech".
He speaks of the need for government to "tell the truth about the implications for prosperity", adding that Mr Hammond, unlike his colleagues, understands this.